Security flaw found in Google search tool - report

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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- Scientists say that a recently-released Google
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desktop search tool could allow users to search the contents of other people's computers, according to a report in the New York Times early Monday. The product is only in the test stage but is available for free download and a Rice University team told the newspaper the security flaw could allow hackers to secretly access PCs via the Internet. Hackers would only be able to access small portions of a PC's filesm, the head of the team said, and added that the flaw was hard to find. The newspaper quoted Google as saying it had been made aware of the problem and had issued a new version of the software. Google shares were 0.3 percent up in pre-open trade at $180.69. (Corrects date of New York Times article to Monday from Friday)

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